Kaare R. Norum

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Kaare Reidar Norum (24 December 1932 – 22 November 2019) was a Norwegian educator and nutritionist. He was born in Oslo. He was hired as a docent at the University of Oslo in 1969. He became a professor in 1972. He was vice dean of the Faculty of Medicine from 1983 to 1985, dean from 1986 to 1988 and rector from 1999 to 2001.[1]

He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters from 1986 until his death.[2]

Norum became a member of Statens ernæringsråd in 1971 and has chaired the council several times. He worked with Ingrid Espelid Hovig.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Kaare Reidar Norum". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. Drevon, Christian A. "Kaare R Norum". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 August 2016.